A One-Off Futurama Robot Was Originally Pitched As A Main Character
Futurama originally had another robot as a main character in addition to Bender, but he only became a minor robot with a couple appearances on the show.
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Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5 Loads Starbase 80 With Old School Easter Eggs
The Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5 episode 'Starbase 80?!' is loaded with Easter eggs, particularly those pertaining to uniforms from older Star Trek shows.
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One Early Design For Futurama's Bender Gave Him Three Antennas, Gloves, And Bart Simpson's Clothes
Futurama's Bender is one of the show's most beloved characters, and one of his early designs took a cue from one of The Simpsons most notorious characters.
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Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5 Brings Back A Long-Forgotten TNG Alien Race
A new episode of the animated series Star Trek: Lower Decks brings back an obscure alien race first seen on Star Trek: The Next Generation.
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Zapp Brannigan's Signature Wardrobe On Futurama Was Originally Less Revealing
Zapp Brannigan wears quite the short miniskirt throughout Futurama, but the original design actually didn't intend to have him showing so much leg.
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The Brilliant Transformers Comic Is Breathing New Life Into A Classic Cartoon Storyline
The Transformers comics are re-imagining a classic storyline from the original Transformers cartoon involving the treacherous Decepticon Starscream.
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Futurama's Fry Looked Too Much Like One Simpsons Character In Early Designs
The character design for Futurama's Fry originally looked too much like a certain character from The Simpsons, but a simple fix gave them enough leeway.
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Futurama Animators Have A Specific Name For The Show's Unique Color Scheme
The animated series Futurama has a very unique look, so much so that the color supervisor gave the show's color scheme a specific name.
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Futurama Initially Wasn't Allowed To Recruit Animators From These Rival Shows
Fox was unusually strict about Futurama not being allowed to hire animators from certain other series to work on its first season.
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The Simpsons Treehouse Of Horror Joke That Prompted A Real-Life Wellness Check
A long-running Treehouse of Horror gag on The Simpsons led to a real-life wellness check when the season 7 version aired in 1995.
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Family Guy Creator Seth MacFarlane's Favorite Movie Is An Oscar-Winning Classic
Family Guy creator and song-and-dance man Seth MacFarlane's favorite movie is an Oscar-winning 1960s musical he's parodied several times in the animated comedy.
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Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5's Most Obscure Joke May Be The Nerdiest Deep Cut Ever
Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5 features a deep-cut reference to one of Star Trek's most bizarre pieces of spin-off merchandise.
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Star Trek: Lower Decks Finally Revealed More About Its Most Original Species
Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5 has finally pulled back the curtain on Dr. Migleemo's species, and the details are as zany as you'd predict.
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Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5 Breaks Format To Deliver A Story Fans Have Wanted For Years
Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5 has finally delivered a Klingon storyline that Trekkies have been waiting a long time to see.
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The Real Reason Netflix Canceled Arcane
Arcane is a very popular, critically-acclaimed hit, so why has Netflix canceled the animated series after two seasons? Turn out, there's another factor at play.
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The 5 Worst Family Guy Episodes, Ranked
Certain Family Guy episodes can get away with having a bad plot, but others not so much. Here are the show's five worst episodes ranked.
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The Simpsons Season 36 Easter Egg Recalls The Show's Greatest Musical Moment Ever
A billboard in a new episode of The Simpsons references one of the show's greatest moments and sparks questions about the future of a beloved character.
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Netflix's Jurassic World: Chaos Theory Is Actually Doing The One Thing The Movies Refused To Do
Netflix's animated series Jurassic World: Chaos Theory is delivering on the promise that the Jurassic World film trilogy failed to follow through on.
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One Of The Best Animated Shows Ever Has Finally Achieved Its Creator's Biggest Dream
Patrick McHale's animated miniseries Over the Garden Wall has made the leap from 2D animation to stop motion, thanks to Aardman.
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The Latest Iteration Of A Legendary Anime Is Now Streaming On Netflix – And It's A Blast
Dragon Ball Daima makes the Dragon Ball anime franchise more accessible than ever, and not just because it's streaming on Netflix.
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The Simpsons' Most Unexpected Movie Parody Involves An Underrated Martin Scorsese Movie
The Simpsons season 36 pokes fun at a lesser-known Martin Scorsese movie in what might be one of the show's most hyper-specific parodies ever.
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The Simpsons Season 36 Finally Revealed Why Homer Will Never Lose His Job
The Simpsons season 36 episode 'Shoddy Heat' revealed why Homer still works at Springfield's nuclear power plant, despite being terrible at his job.
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Why The Family Guy Episode 'Partial Terms Of Endearment' Was Banned In America
Fox has rarely declined to air an episode of Family Guy, with one of the few exceptions being season 8's 'Partial Terms Of Endearment.'
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A Tiny Star Trek: Lower Decks Easter Egg References One Of The Next Generation's Weirdest Characters
Star Trek: Lower Decks is only the second Star Trek show to reference one of Next Generation's strangest characters in almost 30 years.
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The Best Star Trek: Voyager Episode Got A Quick Shout-Out On Lower Decks
Star Trek: Lower Decks has featured yet another Star Trek: Voyager deep-cut, this one referencing the show's best episode.
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Star Trek: Lower Decks Offers A Goofy Riff On A Legendary War Film (And A Legendary Filmmaker)
Star Trek: Lower Decks just playfully poked fun at both a famous war movie and one of the legendary filmmakers responsible for it.
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Robert Downey Jr. Wanted A Family Guy Cameo For A Sweet Reason
Robert Downey Jr. made a cameo on Family Guy before his Iron Man fame, and there's a very sweet reason that he ended up on the animated sitcom.
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